At one point during a game, the coach said to one of his young players, "Do you understand what cooperation is and what a teamwork is all about?" The little boy nodded....
Someone has said that every person is born an original and dies a copy. Life is often a gradual process of whittling away our distinctiveness until we are......
One day Abraham Lincoln was walking down the street with two small boys who were both crying loudly. A neighbor passing by inquired, "What's the matter, Abe? Why all the fuss?" Lincoln responded, "The...
Here are some actual "gems" from church bulletins: 1. Don't let worry kill you. Let the Church help. 2. Thursday night Potluck Supper. Prayer and medication to follow. 3. Remember in prayer the many ...
Marriage partners are a matter of perspective, which become our realities....
Here are three tips I have found helpful from myself going to pastor a church at the age of 29 where most the members were between the ages of 70-90 years old....
What do you do when your fears seem to be winning the day? What if you pray and God still hasn’t come through for you? If you are like most people, you begin to lose hope, and you wonder why you bothe...
Claude Thomas, pastor of First Baptist Church of Euless, TX, observed in a recent column, "In 1997 an article appeared in the journal published by the American Heart Association. It pointed to the neg...
Knowing Christ as our caregiver, provider and sustainer is all we really need to know....
The scene is a courtroom trial in South Africa. A frail black woman stands slowly to her feet. She is more than 70 years old. Facing her from across the room are several white security police officers...
Forget all the church growth techniques you have learned. Forget about seeker sensitive or purpose driven churches. Forget about contemporary music or even the cowboy church. Catch the next wave an...
We all know the song Loch Lomond and many have seen that lovely lake in Scotland. The songs says, "Me and my true love will never part again, on the bonny bonny banks of Loch Lomond." It's not true, o...
Everyone on earth, from leaders to the lowliest of servants, must repent of sin in order to be saved....
By current standards of success, Jesus might be considered failure. Let's look at how Jesus measured up to these standards: Was he popular? No. He was not will-liked. In fact, after one of his...